Srednja Sava


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Goosander Mergus merganser LC breeding (2002–2010) 30–50 pairs B1i, C3
Goosander Mergus merganser LC winter (2002–2010) 130–210 birds B1i, C3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1961 Kranj (pri gimnaziji) - sekvoja naravni spomenik (III) -
1983 Kanjon reke Kokre naravni spomenik (III) 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Srednja Sava (Slovenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/srednja-sava-iba-slovenia on 05/12/2024.